Hungary Politics

Hungary’s political landscape is dominated by two major parties; no party can form a government without having a partner to form a coalition, so you can call the system a multi-party system.

The following are the main parties in the Hungarian National Assembly:

- The Alliance of Free Democrats (Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége - SZDSZ); a social liberal party that is part of the government (which is led by the Hungarian Socialist Party )

- Christian Democratic People's Party (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt - KDNP)

- The Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség); the main conservative party; forms the opposition.

- The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Magyar Demokrata Fórum - MDF); a small conservative party; also part of the opposition.

- The Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt - MSZP) ;the main social democratic party (part of the government in a coalition with the Alliance of Free Democrats.)

As in most other modern democracies, there is separation of power between executive (held by government), legislative (held by government and parliament) and judicial (indpendently appointed and separate of both government and parliament). The National Assembly (parliament which holds legislative power) is elected every 4 years and has 386 members.

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